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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: August 2024

On July 19, Change Healthcare Ince. filed a breach report with HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concerning its mammoth ransomware attack and breach. The organization’s breach report to OCR identifies just 500 individuals as...more

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Illinois BIPA Reform Takes Effect

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The long-awaited amendment provides immediate relief to corporate defendants from business-destroying liability - On August 2, 2024, Senate Bill 2979 went into effect limiting available damages under Illinois’ Biometric...more

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Senate Passes Bill for Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act

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On July 30, 2024, in a 91-3 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the bill for the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (the “Bill”). The Bill, which combines the bills for the Kids Online Safety Act (“KOSA”) and the Children and Teens’...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: July 12, 2024

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Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Medical Debt. The hearing examined the negative impacts of medical debt and explored potential solutions to address the growing issue. Senators and witnesses highlighted the disparity...more

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State of the Universal Data Privacy Bill: What to Expect in 2024

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Data security continues to be a hot topic among companies and consumers alike in 2024 as cyber incidents and their associated costs continue to reach record highs. With several of the biggest data breaches in history...more

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Hong Kong proposes new Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Law

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New cybersecurity legislation to enhance the protection of computer systems of critical infrastructures (“CIs”) was proposed by the Hong Kong Government on 25 June 2024. The legislation is tentatively titled the Protection of...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Rhode Island Legislative Update

It is that time of year again, when the Rhode Island legislature ends its session and passes a number of laws that affect businesses with Rhode Island-based employees.  2024 was no different. Though in some ways this year was...more

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Vermont Governor Vetoes Data Privacy Act

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Following the Vermont Senate’s failure to override Governor Phil Scott’s veto of the Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA), the much-discussed bill will not be enacted into law – at least in its current form. As passed by the...more

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State Privacy Law Updates Coming in July 2024 and Beyond

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We’re halfway through 2024. Are you wondering what you need to think about for your privacy program in the rest of 2024? At the federal level, at the time of this alert, the American Privacy Rights Act remains at the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California AI Legislation Update: June 5, 2024

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Keypoint: The California legislature is considering several bills that, if passed, would add to the nation’s emerging legal patchwork governing the use of artificial intelligence. In mid-May, Colorado Governor Jared Polis...more

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Maryland and Nebraska Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Laws

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The final weeks for many state legislatures have witnessed significant movements in the U.S. data privacy landscape. Last month, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Data Privacy Act, LB1074, into law....more

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Vermont Slated to Grant a Private Right of Action to Consumers in New Data Privacy Bill

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As Vermont joins the growing number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws, it stands out from the crowd with the ability of Vermonters to bring a private right of action (PRA) against large data holders. In...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - USA - Ohio

Introduction - In recent years, Ohio has made unique and nationally-mirrored efforts toward advancing a goal of protecting the personal data of its residents. In addition to joining other U.S. states in 2005 by requiring...more

Benesch

Illinois Lawmakers Moving Forward with Bill to Cap Penalties for “Per Scan” Violations under BIPA

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Last April, the Supreme Court of Illinois found that a claim under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) accrues each time a private entity collects or disseminates a biometric identifier or biometric information. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Senate AI Working Group Releases Long-Anticipated Roadmap for AI Policy

On May 15, 2024, the Senate AI Working Group—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Todd Young (R-IN), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM)—issued their long-anticipated Roadmap for Artificial...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - USA - Illinois

Introduction - Illinois has enacted laws addressing rights and obligations related to data privacy. Companies and organizations that handle, collect, disseminate, or otherwise deal in nonpublic information have a number of...more

K&L Gates LLP

New Legislation Would Establish the First US National Comprehensive Privacy Law

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On 7 April, US House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Energy and Commerce Committee) Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Commerce Committee) Chairwoman...more

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Could More Employer Data Privacy Obligations Be in California’s Future? Recap of California Agency’s Recent Board Meeting

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State officials who oversee California’s data privacy law recently convened a public meeting to discuss various privacy-related matters – and may have signaled that an explanation of employer obligations under the law could...more

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New AI Security Bill Introduced to Improve Tracking and Processing of AI Security and Safety Incidents

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As the development and use of AI continues to grow, the potential for security and safety incidents harming organizations and the public increases. Updated reporting and tracking processes for AI security and safety incidents...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2024 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - Health Care Entities Continue to Get Pummeled by Cybersecurity Attacks - The newest health care entity to be hit by a cyberattack is Ascension Health, which operates 140 hospitals and 40 assisted living...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: May 13, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, Colorado passed children’s privacy and artificial intelligence bills, Vermont passed a consumer data privacy bill, Maryland’s consumer data privacy and AADC bills were signed into law, and Minnesota is on...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

What’s in the Proposed American Privacy Rights Act?

Congress is once again entertaining federal privacy legislation. The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) was introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: May 6, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week, bills advanced in Colorado and California while, with legislatures in multiple states set to close this week, we will know the fate of significant bills in the coming days. Below is the fifteenth weekly...more

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Chairs of House and Senate Commerce Committees Announce Consumer Privacy Legislation

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Last month, two key members of Congress released a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), comprehensive legislation that would change the landscape of consumer privacy law in the United States. If passed, APRA...more

International Lawyers Network

U.S. House Unveils the Latest Attempt at a U.S. Privacy Law: The American Privacy Rights Act

The United States is among the minority of large economies in the world without a comprehensive national privacy law. In the absence of such a law, numerous states are filling the void with a complex assortment of often...more

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